Deep thinking: Scientists sequence a cold-loving marine microbe
...uropa. As yet, however, there's little chance that deciphering C. psychrerythraea's genome will yield insights into another cool character, its namesake. Deming, who led the establishment of the Colwellia genus, named the genus after her one-time advisor: noted marine biologist Rita Colwell. In addition the ...Breakthrough: Structure of membrane protein described by Hebrew University, German researchers
...ve state in terms of its salinity and acidity. The deciphering of the NhaA protein's structure was done utilizing three-dimensional crystals of the protein which diffract x-rays. The work of analyzing the diffraction was done using the powerful electron accelerators in Grenoble, France, and Zurich, Switzerland. ......tten in an alien language. "Before we could start deciphering the book, we had to take all the pages out and mak...ed to the partner institutions, which then started deciphering the genetic code, letter by letter and page by page. The next step is to make sense of what is writt...European Commission funds EBI to research synergies between bio- and medical informatics
...and treatment. Building on decades of advances in deciphering the molecular components of living things, molecular and computational biologists are now synthesising the information that they've gathered, and are building a detailed understanding of cells, tissues, organs, organisms and populations. At the same ...Researchers predict infinite genomes
...s revolution took off, scientists have been busily deciphering vast numbers of genomes. Cataloging. Analyzing. Comparing. Public databases hold 239 complete bacterial genomes alone. But scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) have come to a startling conclusion. Armed with the powerful tools of c...First big influenza genome study reveals flu evolution
...s turns a new spotlight on influenza evolution. By deciphering the genomes of different influenza strains, researchers can pinpoint mutations that allow particular strains to become more virulent, adapt to infect new species, or evade immune response. Moreover, TIGR's high-throughput influenza genome sequencing...Scientists crack code for motor neuron wiring
...ic that there will eventually be clinical value in deciphering the Hox code. "In developing ways to recover from spinal cord injuries, much attention has focused on getting the axons of cortical neurons to grow past the lesion site and innervate target neurons in distant parts of the spinal cord," he said. "Now,...Scientists develop ENDEAVOUR − a computer program for identifying disease genes
...y concerned with generating new data but also with deciphering the existing data, and thus being able to see the forest for the trees. ENDEAVOUR To decipher these genetic data, scientists have developed the computer program ENDEAVOUR. Drawing on various databases, ENDEAVOUR gathers all the data about genes tha...Researchers look to nature for design inspiration
...ighly evolved sensing system," Lu said. The key is deciphering how the very small worms (about 50 microns in diameter, much smaller than the diameter of a human hair, and with only 302 neurons altogether) integrate their keen sensory information about their environment into their brain. A certain stimulus, such ...Viral hitchhiker inhibits Wolbachia bacteria's ability to proliferate
...dings because there is a great deal of interest in deciphering the genetic and cytological mechanisms of cytoplasmic incompatibility," says Bordenstein. "We know very little about the virus, but understanding and using it may pave the way for future strategies to control insect-borne diseases."...Next generation of science stars: 5 female scientists receive 2006 LOral USA fellowships
...h the tools of structure and biochemistry. She is deciphering the in vivo functions of the protein spastin, which is affected in the hereditary disease, Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). Dr. Roll-Mecak's research project aims to improve the understanding of the mechanism of action of spastin and the cellula...UCI researcher named Pew Scholar
...was nominated for the award by UCI for her work in deciphering the biosynthesis of polyketides, a class of natural products derived from plants, fungi and bacteria that have been used extensively in drug development. Pew Scholars are chosen for excellence and innovation in their field through a highly competitiv...NYU scientists begin second phase of project to better understand disease
...culty, it is an important problem, at the heart of deciphering genomes. The shear amount of compute power needed to carry out this project makes the use of grid computing essential." It is for this reason that scientists at NYU have teamed up with IBM. The World Community Grid (wcgrid.org) aims to create the ...UF scientists discover evolutionary origin of fins, limbs
... has been known for some time, but only now are we deciphering how these events occurred at a molecular genetic level." Researchers isolated genes from the spotted catshark, a type of slow-moving shark from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. By studying the activity of a dozen genes in shark embryos, they determined ...NSF awards $4.5 million to researchers for study of protein folding mechanisms
...t is known as the "protein folding problem" -- the deciphering of rules for encoding protein structure by its DNA sequence -- researchers led by Shimon Weiss of UCLA have been awarded more than $4.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research program to study the...Comprehensive model is first to map protein folding at atomic level
...es. "One of the great problems in science has been deciphering how amino acid sequence -- a protein's primary structure -- also determines its three-dimensional structure, and through that its biological function. Our paper provides a first solution to the folding problem, for small proteins, at an atomic level ...Researchers find docking sites for glucocorticoid receptor and Hsp90
...r bottleneck in research caused by difficulties in deciphering the actions of a heat-shock protein known as Hsp90. Hsp90 belongs to a family of proteins called chaperones that help other proteins achieve and maintain their 3-D structure. Unlike most chaperones, Hsp90 is dedicated to assist a restricted yet div...Scientists sequence genome of parasite responsible for common sexually transmitted infection
...ence. "The progress that continues to be made in deciphering the genomes of organisms, such as the Trichomonas vaginalis parasite, helps to further our collective scientific understanding of these organisms, so that we can better address public health issues," says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "By be...UCLA and NYU microbiologists crack genome of a parasite that causes a common STD
...understood. Among the many new insights brought by deciphering the genome sequence of this organism are ones that provide new clues for identifying critical factors that are responsible for pathogenesis." In women, the parasite binds to the vaginal lining and is capable of destroying vaginal epithelial cells, ...New protein super-family discovered with critical functions for animal life
...urons, discovering their functions may be a key to deciphering the complexity of neuronal growth and development....